City government · St Louis County, MN

Chisholm's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Chisholm took in $11.2 million and spent $11.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money40%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)33%City taxes15%County and local tax money7.5%Federal tax money2.4%Fines and other1.8%

What stands out

40%

of Chisholm's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes15%

Property tax
15%$1.6 million
Other taxes
0.4%$47 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$33 thousand
  • Other licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$3.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 5 more
  • Sewer$1.7 million
  • Garbage collection$770 thousand
  • Water$690 thousand
  • Other service charges$202 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$197 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$43 thousand
  • Road charges$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.4%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
2.4%$267 thousand

State tax money40%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
40%$4.5 million

County and local tax money7.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.5%$841 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$168 thousand
Fines
0.3%$34 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Running the government and other costs19%Roads, transit and parking19%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Parks, recreation and libraries8.7%All other spending4.2%

What stands out

8.7%

of Chisholm's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$3.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.8 million
  • Water supply$824 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$710 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$2.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$441 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$140 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$101 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$2.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Fire protection$205 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.7%$967 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$717 thousand
  • Libraries$250 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.7%$412 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$412 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$58 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$41 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Chisholm. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Chisholm itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.